Sri Lanka Vs India Final
Singer-Akai Nidahas Trophy India, New Zealand, Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka - 1998 (1998) · R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo · 7 July 1998
India won by 6 runs
India won by 6 runs. Sachin Tendulkar top-scored with 128 for India. Ajit Agarkar took 4/53.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
- Date
- 7 July 1998
- Toss
- India, chose to bat
- Result
- India won by 6 runs
- Player of the match
- Sachin Tendulkar
- Captains
- Mohammad Azharuddin (India), Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- KT Francis and PT Manuel
- Match referee
- CW Smith
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to bat.
India batted first and made 307 for 6. Sachin Tendulkar top-scored with 128 off 131 balls, and Sourav Ganguly made 109. The innings was built on a 252-run stand for the first wicket between Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly, 82% of the total. That was well above the 1990s average first-innings total at R Premadasa Stadium, 220 across 34 ODIs.
Chasing 308, Sri Lanka made 301 all out. Aravinda de Silva top-scored with 105 off 94 balls, and Roshan Mahanama made 44. Ajit Agarkar took 4 for 53 for India. The innings was built on a 87-run stand for the third wicket between Aravinda de Silva and Marvan Atapattu.
India won by 6 runs.
INDIA: 307 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sachin Tendulkar | st Romesh Kaluwitharana | 128 | 131 |
| Sourav Ganguly | c Muthiah Muralidaran | 109 | 136 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin | bowled | 5 | 6 |
| Ajay Jadeja | bowled | 25 | 15 |
| Robin Singh | run out (Sanath Jayasuriya) | 15 | 8 |
| Ajit Agarkar | run out (Romesh Kaluwitharana) | 5 | 3 |
| Hrishikesh Kanitkar | not out | 5 | 4 |
Did not bat: Nayan Mongia, Anil Kumble, Venkatesh Prasad, Harbhajan Singh
Extras 15 · Total 307 for 6
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 7 | 0 | 43 | 0 |
| Niroshan Bandaratilleke | 5 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | 10 | 0 | 67 | 0 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 8 | 0 | 51 | 1 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 9 | 0 | 42 | 2 |
| Aravinda de Silva | 6 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| Upul Chandana | 5 | 0 | 33 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-252 (Sachin Tendulkar, 43.6 ov), 2-252 (Sourav Ganguly, 44.1 ov), 3-262 (Mohammad Azharuddin, 45.6 ov), 4-297 (Robin Singh, 48.4 ov), 5-297 (Ajay Jadeja, 48.5 ov), 6-307 (Ajit Agarkar, 49.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly | 252 | 264 |
| second | Mohammad Azharuddin and Sourav Ganguly | 0 | 1 |
| third | Mohammad Azharuddin and Ajay Jadeja | 10 | 11 |
| fourth | Robin Singh and Ajay Jadeja | 35 | 16 |
| fifth | Ajay Jadeja and Ajit Agarkar | 0 | 1 |
| sixth | Hrishikesh Kanitkar and Ajit Agarkar | 10 | 7 |
SRI LANKA: 301 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanath Jayasuriya | c Sourav Ganguly | 32 | 25 |
| Romesh Kaluwitharana | bowled | 24 | 36 |
| Aravinda de Silva | c Harbhajan Singh | 105 | 94 |
| Marvan Atapattu | c Venkatesh Prasad | 39 | 51 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | c Nayan Mongia | 23 | 22 |
| Roshan Mahanama | run out (Ajay Jadeja) | 44 | 49 |
| Upul Chandana | bowled | 4 | 9 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | lbw | 2 | 5 |
| Pramodya Wickramasinghe | run out (Hrishikesh Kanitkar) | 5 | 6 |
| Niroshan Bandaratilleke | run out (Nayan Mongia) | 0 | 2 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | not out | 1 | 3 |
Extras 22 · Total 301 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajit Agarkar | 10 | 0 | 53 | 4 |
| Venkatesh Prasad | 10 | 0 | 56 | 1 |
| Anil Kumble | 9.3 | 0 | 57 | 1 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 10 | 0 | 57 | 1 |
| Robin Singh | 5 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Hrishikesh Kanitkar | 4 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-59 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 8.2 ov), 2-73 (Romesh Kaluwitharana, 10.6 ov), 3-160 (Marvan Atapattu, 25.4 ov), 4-197 (Arjuna Ranatunga, 31.4 ov), 5-272 (Aravinda de Silva, 43.3 ov), 6-280 (Upul Chandana, 45.3 ov), 7-287 (Kumar Dharmasena, 46.4 ov), 8-295 (Roshan Mahanama, 47.6 ov), 9-298 (Niroshan Bandaratilleke, 48.5 ov), 10-301 (Pramodya Wickramasinghe, 49.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sanath Jayasuriya and Romesh Kaluwitharana | 59 | 50 |
| second | Aravinda de Silva and Romesh Kaluwitharana | 14 | 16 |
| third | Aravinda de Silva and Marvan Atapattu | 87 | 88 |
| fourth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Aravinda de Silva | 37 | 36 |
| fifth | Aravinda de Silva and Roshan Mahanama | 75 | 71 |
| sixth | Roshan Mahanama and Upul Chandana | 8 | 12 |
| seventh | Roshan Mahanama and Kumar Dharmasena | 7 | 7 |
| eighth | Roshan Mahanama and Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 8 | 8 |
| ninth | Pramodya Wickramasinghe and Niroshan Bandaratilleke | 3 | 5 |
| tenth | Pramodya Wickramasinghe and Muthiah Muralidaran | 3 | 4 |
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